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Simm suffered injury making Prey

John Simm had told how filming on his new series, Prey, had to be halted after he injured himself.

The Bafta-nominated actor ripped a muscle in his leg while playing Detective Sergeant Marcus Farrow, who goes on the run to clear his name for his family's sake after being found at a murder scene.

He said: "We were filming a scene where Marcus is being chased through fields and ends up wading through a river. It was very cold, we were on about the third take of me clambering up this wet verge, and as I launched myself forward my foot slipped and I felt my calf muscle tear."

"I've never had any problems with my calf muscles before, and it wasn't as if I hadn't stretched and prepared correctly, so I guess it was just bad luck. I've never torn any muscle but there's a first time for everything!" he went on.

"It was frustrating, as we had to halt filming for a while as the muscle healed and I had physio, but I was raring to go when we resumed filming in the New Year and there were no more problems."

The high-octane three-part ITV thriller sees John, 43, doing "lots of running, hanging off bridges and climbing fences" and he admitted he had to get in shape for the part.

"It is a very physical role so I prepared by upping my gym work. When you hit your mid-forties it's a good idea to keep fitness levels up!" he said.

The actor also told how he could relate to the way his character felt, being a dad himself.

"Sometimes as an actor you have to put yourself in a horrible place to convincingly portray a certain emotion, it's not very nice but you have to draw from real life," he explained.

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